Dancers

Alima Alikhan

Education
She graduated from the Kazakh National Academy of Choreography (class of tutor R.K. Tulegenova) in 2023.

Internships
In 2018, she completed an internship at the Opera National de Paris school in France.

She participated in the following productions at the Astana Opera Theatre:

  • Le Corsaire

  • La Bayadère

  • The Fountain of Bakhchisarai

  • Swan Lake

  • Don Quixote

  • The Nutcracker

Professional Experience
She worked at the Astana Opera Theatre from 2023 to 2024.

Astana Opera Theatre Repertoire:

  • Cinderella by R. Rebeck

  • Le Corsaire by A. Adam

  • Beethoven – Immortality – Love by R. Rebeck

  • La Sylphide

  • Chopiniana by F. Chopin

  • The Nutcracker by P. Tchaikovsky

  • Swan Lake by P. Tchaikovsky

  • Don Quixote by L. Minkus

  • La Bayadère by L. Minkus

  • Giselle by A. Adam

  • The Fountain of Bakhchisarai by B. Asafiev

Astana Ballet Theatre
Since 2024, she has been a member of the Astana Ballet Theatre company.

Astana Ballet Theatre Repertoire:

  • The Nutcracker – choreography by Vasily Vainonen

  • The Legend of Love – choreography by Yuri Grigorovich

  • Cinderella – choreography by Nadezhda Kalinina

  • Ot Qyz – choreography by Mukaram Avakhri

  • The Language of Love – choreography by Mukaram Avakhri

  • Romeo and Juliet – choreography by Vladimir Yakovlev

Awards and Achievements

  • Winner of the 3rd Prize at the International Competition in Spoleto, Italy

  • Participant of the UNESCO Festival